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War Department, Publication Office War Records, 

Washington City, September 30, 1878. 
To the Hon. the Secretary of War. 

Sir: I have the honor to report that the work of preparing the records 
of the war of the rebellion for publication is progressing as satisfactorily, 
in my opinion, as attending circumstances will permit ; and much pro- 
gress had been made when I took charge of the office in January last. 
The further prosecution of the work is embarrassed by a want of suffi- 
cient and suitable office room for the accommodation of the copyists and 
assorting of the records; by want of competent assistants to verify 
copy, and, to some extent, by the fact that Congress has not yet deter- 
mined the manner in which the records are to be published. It is of 
the utmost importance that the records be accurately published, and 
absolute accuracy can, in my judgment, only be secured by putting them 
in print under the immediate direction of those familiar with the names 
of persons and places concerned, and with military terms, and who are 
zealously interested in this special work. Many of the records can be 
copied in print directly from the original manuscript at but little if any 
greater cost than is involved in the ordinary process of copying, and 
with the advantage that the printed copies can be multiplied at an in- 
appreciable cost and be distributed to various places for safe keeping. 
These original manuscripts cannot well pass from the custody of the 
Department, and I have therefore asked for a limited number of printers 
to work under my own, or my successors, immediate direction. 

The Union Records filed in the Department are probably as complete 
as they can ever be, but the Confederate Records are by no means com- 
plete. Additions are being made to them from time to time, and under 
the policy adopted by yourself I believe that all the most important 
missing documents will be secured to the use of the United States. 



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Under these circumstances I have been devoted more particularly to 
an examination of the Union Records, and those for 1862 and 1863 are 
now under scrutiny. In my opinion the Confederate Records for 1861 are 
sufficiently complete to justify an attempt to publish all the records for 
that year. Just what links are missing can be determined and searched 
for when the compilation is made. I therefore suggest that Congress be 
requested to determine the manner in which the work is to be published, 
and venture to suggest, for your better judgment, that such publication 
should give the records, as nearly as may be, in chronological order; 
that the correspondence, orders, and reports relating to any battle or 
campaign should be arranged so as to give a complete history of the 
events to which they relate, and that by all means both the Union and 
the Confederate accounts of any event should be given in the same vol- 
ume. This to my mind is a matter of vital importance to our national 
welfare. 

General Marcus J. Wright, the War Department agent for collecting 
Confederate Records, was actively engaged in that duty while under my 
direction, and there is reason to believe that he will be eminently suc- 
cessful. His duties are now discharged under the immediate direction 
of the Adjutant-General. 

Messrs. Joseph W. Kirkley and A. P. Tasker, of the Adjutant-General's 
Office, are most zealous and efficient assistants in my work, performing 
much extra duty without additional compensation. 

There are now employed in the " War Records Office " 2 clerks, 19 
copyists, 1 messenger, and 1 watchman. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 
Capt., 3d Art., Bvt. Lieut-Col., U. S. Army, in Charge. 



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War Department, November 19, 1879. 
Mr. President: I have the honor, in accordance with the require- 
ment of the statute, to submit the annual report of the operations of 
this department for the past year. 

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UNION AND CONFEDERATE WAR RECORDS. 

The preparation of these records for publication is progressing sat- 
isfactorily under the efficient management of Colonel R. N. Scott, of 
the Army. 

The War Department agent for collecting such Confederate records 
as may be placed, by gift or loan, at the disposal of the Government, 
has been very successful. 

The Southern Historical Society has placed its collection at the ser- 
vice of the Department, and valuable documents have been furnished 
by Generals Johnston, Pemberton, Wheeler, Jones, Ruggles, and others. 
In fact, there is a general disposition on the part of ex-Confederate 
officers to contribute material to the official History of the War. 

In a few instances records of the Confederate Armies are held for sale, 
but Colonel Scott renews his objection to the purchase of such docu- 
ments ; and in his views I concur. 

Attention is invited to the fact that as yet no provision has been 
made for publishing any of the records. xVn appropriation for the 
composition, stereotyping, and printing of proof copies of the records 
for 1861 is recommended. 

Extra compensation is asked for two of the Adjutant-General's clerks 

specially connected with the work of the War Records Office, and I 

recommend that this be granted. 

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GEO. W. McCRARY, 

Secretary of War. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF BREVET LIEUT.-COL R. N. SCOTT. U. S. ARMY. 

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War Department, September 1, 1879. 
To the Secretary of War, 

Sir: * * * * * * 

The War Department agent for the collection of Confederate record 
(General Marcus J. Wright) has been successful in the discharge of hi 
duties. By gift or loan man}- very valuable documents have been place* 
at the disposal of the Government The Southern Historical Societ 
has given us free use of its important collection. Through the courtesy 
of Generals Johnston and Pemberton we have now the inside histon 
of the siege of Ticksburg and the Confederate side of the campaign 
of Atlanta and of the Carolinas. Generals Wheeler, Jones, anc 
Buggies, among others, have also placed valuable papers at our disposal 
In fact, a general disposition is manifested among the ex-Confeder 
ate soldiers to contribute material for the official History of the War 
There are some three or four collections of Confederate records helc 
for sale, but I respectfully renew my objections to that method of proi 
curing such property. It is submitted that there is no propriety ir 
such purchases : that strictly speaking some of these records belong 
to the Government, and that the fact that the Government has refrainec 
from seizing them ought to induce the present holders to permit the 
authorities to make use of them. Moreover, the price of such things 
is purely arbitrary. The Government stands ready to publish to the 
world every duly authenticated document of historical value, and doc 
uments thus published must carry greater weight than those appearing! 
without such guarantee of genuineness. If the existing rule of making 
no purchases be adhered to, I believe that public sentiment will force 
every important Confederate document into the hands of the Govern- 
ment. 

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I desire especially to invite your attention to the question of extra 
compensation to Messrs. Kirkley and Tasker, of the Adjutant General's 
Office, whose special services in connection with the War Records 
have before been brought to your attention. Their assistance in my 
work is extra duty to them and most valuable to my office. It obviates 
the necessity for another clerk in my establishment, aud there seems 
to be good reason for some substantial recognition of it. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 
Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel, U. S. Army. 



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War Department, 
Washington, D. C, September 30, 1880. 
To the Secretary of War. 

Sir: As the officer in charge, under your immediate direction, of 
the publication of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, as 
well as of the preliminary preparations therefor, I have the honor to 
state that the work has steadily progressed since my report of Sep- 
tember 1, 1879. 

Important additions have been made by voluntary contributions to 
the records, both Union and Confederate. Many documents that have 
been retained by Union commanders of high rank, and which were 
not duplicated in the files of the War Department, have been received, 
and through the agency of General Wright, especially employed for 
that purpose, valuable papers are being constantly received from the 
ex-Confederate officials. Mr. Davis, Generals Beauregard, Chalmers, 
D. H. Hill, B. R. Johnson, S. D. Lee, E. Kirby Smith, Steele, and A. 
P. Stewart, and the representatives of Generals Branch, Breckinridge, 
D. H. Cooper, and Ewell, are among the contributors not mentioned 
in former reports. 

Congress having at its last session made an appropriation for " the 
printing and binding, under the direction of the Secretary of War, of 
10,000 copies of a compilation of the Official Records (Union and Con- 
federate) of the War of the Rebellion, so far as the same may be ready 
for publication during the fiscal year," the first two volumes were sent 
to the Public Printer on August 24th last. Other volumes will follow 
until the appropriation is exhausted. The work of publication is pro- 



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War Department, War Records Office, 

Washington, D. C, October 12, 1881. 
To the Secretary of War. 

Sir : I have the honor to report progress in the publication of the 
military records of the War of the Rebellion. 

The examination of the files for 1861, 1862, and 1863, both Union and 
Confederate, and of the files of the Union armies for 1864 and 1865, has 
been completed and the necessary copying from them is nearly finished. 
Many of the Confederate files for 1864 and 1865 have also been examined. 
A few of the book records for 1863 and most of those for later years, of 
both armies, are yet to be searched 

The War Department agent for the collection (by gift or loan) of Con- 
federate documents continues to be successful in obtaining valuable 
records from Confederate officers or their heirs. The more extensive 
contributions of that nature received since my last report have been 
from the collections of Generals E. P. Alexander, S. G. French, Johnson 
Hagood, Bradley T. Johnson, James H. Lane, T. T. Munford, J. C. Tap- 
pan, E. C. Walthall, and "W. H. C. Whiting, and Colonels I. W. Avery 
and Charles Marshall. 

The " Polk Papers " have been donated to the Government by Dr. 
William M. Polk, now of New York City. 

By the act of June 16, 1880, Congress authorized the publication of 
10,000 copies of each volume of the records that might be ready during 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881. Under that act seven volumes — 
five of Series I, and one each of Series III and IV — were sent to the 
Public Printer. Of Series I, Vols. I and II have been given to the public. 
Vol. Ill, so far as this office is concerned, has been completed, and it will 
doubtless be delivered by the Public Printer before Congress assembles.* 
The text of Vols. IV and V have been stereotyped and they are being in- 
dexed. The text of Vols. I, Series III and IV, has also been stereotyped. 

* It is now published — December 16, 1881. 



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Under the current appropriation Vols. VI and VII, of Series I, have 
been sent to the Public Printer ;* Vols. VIII, IX, and X are ready for 
him, and Vols. XI to XVI will be arranged during the current fiscal year. 
With proper regard for accuracy the volumes cannot be published more 
rapidly until the examination of the records is completed. 

The contents of Vols. I to XI, Series I, are as follows : 

VOLUME I. 
CHAPTER I. CHAPTER V. 

Operations in Charleston Harbor, S. C. The secession of North Carolina. Janu- 
December 20, 1860-April 14, 1861. ary 9-May 20. 1861. 

CHAPTER II. CHAPTER VI. 

The secession of Georgia. January 3-26, The secession of Louisiana. January 10- 
1861. February 19, 1861. 

CHAPTER III. CHAPTER VII. 

The secession of Alabama and Mississippi. Operations in Texas and New Mexico. 
January 4-20. 1861. February 1-June 11, 1861. 

CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER VIII. 

Operation in Florida. January 6-August Operations in Arkansas, the Indian Terri- 
31, 1861. tory, and Missouri. February 7-May 9, 

1861. 

VOLUME II. 

CHAPTER IX. 

Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. April 16-July 

31, 1861. 

VOLUME III. 

CHAPTER X. 
Operations in Missouri, Arkansas. Kansas, and Indian Territory. May 10-November 

19, 1861. 

VOLUME IV. 
CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII.' 

Operations in Texas, New Mexico, and Operations in Kentucky and Tennessee. 
Arizona. June 11, 1861-February 1, July 1-November 19, 1861. 

18»;2. 

CHAPTER XIII. 

Operations in North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia. August 1, 1861-January 11, 

1862. 

VOLUME V. 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Operations in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and West Virginia. August 1, 1861- 

March 17, 1862. 



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VOLUME VI. 

CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. 

Operations on the coasts of South Caro- Operations in West Florida, Southern Ala- 

lina, Georgia, and Middle and East baina, Southern Mississippi, and Louisi- 

Florida. August 21, 1861-April 11, ana. September 1, 18G1-May 12, 1862. 
1862. 

VOLUME VII. 
CHAPTER XVII. 

Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. Novem- 
ber 19, 1861-March 4, 1862. 

VOLUME VIII. 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Operations in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and the Indian Territory. November 19, 

1861-April 10, 1862. 

VOLUME IX. 

CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. 

Operations in Southeastern Virginia. Jan- Operations in North Carolina. January 11- 
uary 11-March 17, 1862. August 20, 1862. 

CHAPTER XXI. 
Operations in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. February 1-September 20, 1862. 

VOLUME X. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest 
Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. 

VOLUME XI. 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

The Peninsula Campaign, Virginia, and operations immediately connected therewith. 
March 17-September 2, 1862. 

Messrs. Kirkley, of the Adjutant-General's Office, and Tasker, of the 
War Department, continue to render zealous and most valuable assist- 
ance to the work under my charge. In so doing they perform much 
extra lahor, for which, in my judgment, they should receive extra com- 
pensation. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. Army. 



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War Department, War Records Office, 

Washington, D. C, October 23, 1882. 
To the Secretary of War. 

Sir: I have the honor to report progress in the publication of the 
Military Records of the War of the Rebellion since my report of Oc- 
tober 12, 1881. 

The examination and copying of the files of the Union Records for 
1861-1865 is almost completed, and the book records for 1864 are now- 
being searched. The examination of the Confederate book records for 
1863-1865, and of the files pertaining to these records for 1864, is pro- 
gressing. 

Volumes III, IV and V, Series I, of the Official Rebellion Records, have 
been given to the public; Volume VI is now being bound; the index to 
Volume VII is in the hands of the printers, and the book will doubt- 
less be issued before Congress reassembles. The text of Volumes VIII, 
IX, X and XI has been stereotyped, and the stereotyping of Volume 
XII is nearly completed. 

The cost of printing and binding the volumes already issued has been : 

Volume I $6,765 7<i 

Volume II 9,168 68 

Volume III 7,214 34 

Volume IV 7,091 63 

Volume V 9, 717 92 

The composition, stereotyping, &c, of volumes still in the hands of 
the printers has cost: 

Volume VI $1,857 90 

Volume VII 1,924 65 

Volume VIII 1,634 30 

Volume IX 1,555 50 

Volume X (two parts) 2,940 Ml 

Volume XI (three parts) 5,257 27 

Volume XII, Parts 1 and 2 3, 319 94 

Volume I, Series III 1,092 14 

Volume I, Series IX <s71 64 

Indexing, proof-reading, &c, for the fiscal years 1880-1882* 7, 376 72 

* Under current appropriation this expense is provided for in the allotment for salaries. 



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The appropriations for binding and printing have been: 

1880-1881 $40,000 00 

1881-1882 40,000 00 

1882-1883 36,300 00 

Total §116,300 00 

Total expenditures to date 67, 788 70 

Balance available 48,511 30 

The expenditures of this office for salaries and incidental expenses 
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1882, have been as follows: 

Salaries $34,676 68 

Rent 1,200 00 

Traveling expenses and express transportation 155 05 

Fuel and lights 388 94 

Stationery, books, maps, pamphlets, &c 1,981 43 

Office furniture, carpets, &c 1,044 17 

Repairs of office furniture and heating apparatus 212 70 

Telephone service 176 53 

Printing material 310 49 

Incidental labor 220 00 

Reducing maps for publication 90 00 

Ice 30 69 

Total 40,486 68 

A mount appropriated 40, 490 00 

Surplus 3 32 

The War Department Agent for the collection of Confederate Military 
Records continues to be successful in obtaining valuable documents. A 
memorandum of his collections during the past twelve months is sub- 
mitted herewith. Some of the documents thus reported are duplicates 
of those already in the possession of the Government, and are therefore 
of no special value; but there are yet many original documents relating 
to the war scattered about the country, and I recommend that the 
agency for collecting them be maintained while yielding, as it now does, 
a commensurate return. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 
Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel, U. S. Army. 



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The expenditures for salaries and incidental expenses during the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1883, have been as follows : 

Salaries $41,049 82 

Rent 1,200 00 

Traveling expenses and express transportation 142 74 

Fuel and lights 588 96 

Stationery, books, maps, pamphlets, &c 1,569 31 

Office furniture, carpets, &c 762 82 

Repairs of— 

Office furniture 

Heating apparatus 

Telephone service 

Incidental labor 

Ice 

Printing material 

Total $46,803 34 

Four volumes of Series I (VI-IXj have been issued ; the index to 
Part 1, Volume X, has been completed ; the text of Volumes XII-XV 
has been stereotyped ; and the stereotyping of Part 1, Volume XVI, is 
nearly completed ; Part 2 of that volume is now in the hands of the 
Public Printer ; and the manuscript of Volumes XVII-XXI is ready 
for him. Moreover, the arrangement of Volumes XXII-XXXII has 
been determined. The latter volume will close the military operations 
of 1863. 

The military records known as the " Hood Papers " have been placed 
for publication at the disposition of the Government, and important 
contributions have been made through the War Department Agency for 
the collection of Confederate records. These contributions embrace a 
confidential letter-book kept by General Robert E. Lee in 1863-'64 ; doc- 
uments received from the legal representatives of Generals Hindman, 
Grimes, and Stuart, and those received from Generals Capers, Early, 
Gibson, Pike, and Ruggles, and from Major H. B. McClellan, Captain 
T. A. Faries, and others. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 
Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel, U. S. Army, in Charge. 



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War Department, War Records Office, 

Washington, D. C, October 14, 1884. 
To the Secretary of War. 

Sir : I have the honor to report the progress made in the publication 
of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion since October 14, 
1883: 

Of Series I, Volume X (in two parts) and Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 
XI have been issued ; the index to Part 3 of that volume is now under- 
going final revision ; the text of Volumes XVI, (Part 2,) XVII, (in two 
parts,) and XVIII has been stereotyped ; Volume XIX is now in the 
hands of the Public Printer, and the manuscript of Volumes XX to 
XXIV is ready for him. 

The force of copyists employed has been reduced from ten to five. 

The expenditures on account of printing, binding, &c, since October 
14, 1883, are as follows : 
• For composition, stereotyping, &c. , volumes still in hands of the printer — 

Volume XVI, Part 1 

Part 2 

Volume XVII, Part 1 

Part 2 

Volume XVIII 

To complete — 

Volume X, Part 1 

Part 2 

Volume IX, Parti . 



§908 35 


1,929 


69 


1,812 


19 


1,598 


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2,079 


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7,055 


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5,225 57 


7,642 


77 



Total $28,251 80 

RECAPITULATION. 

Balance available as per last report §17,737 74 

Appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1885 36.000 00 

Total $83,737 71 

Expenditures 28,251 80 



Available October 14, 1884 $55,485 94 



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The expenditures for salaries and rent made under the immediate 
supervision of this office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1884, 
have been as follows : 

Salaries $34,310 07 

Office rent 1,200 00 

Total $35,510 07 

Fuel, lights, stationery, and all other incidental expenses have been 
provided by the Supply Division of the War Department. 

Valuable contributions have been made to the Confederate records 
by Generals H. P. Bee and R. E. Colston, Mrs. Susan P. Lee, and others, 
through the War Department Agent. 

Attention is invited to the fact that no provision has yet been made 
for completing the sets of the published Records as distributed under 
the act of August 7, 1882, which went into effect after Volumes I to V 
had been issued. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 
Brevet Lieut-Col., U. S. Army, In Charge. 



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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Publication Office, War Records 1861-'65, 

Washington, D. C. October 10, 1885. 
To the Secretary of War. 

Sir : I have the honor to report the progress made since October 
14, 1884, in the publication of the Official Records of the War of the 
Rebellion : 

Of Series I— The 3d part of Volume XI, Parts 1, 2, 3 of Volume XII, 
and Volume XIII (in all five books) have been issued, and Volume 
XIV is in press. The text of Volumes XIX, (in two parts,) XX, (in 
two parts,) XXI, and Part 1 of Volume XXII has been stereotyped. 
The 2d part of Volume XXII is in the hands of the Public Printer, 
and the manuscript of Volumes XXIII to XXVI and XXVIII and 
XXIX is ready for him, and XXVII will be in a few days. 

It was found unnecessary to employ one of the copyists appropriated 
for in current fiscal year, and the estimates for salaries in the coming 
year contemplate a net reduction of $4,000. 

The Act approved August 7, 1882, which went into effect after the 
first five volumes of the records had been published, contemplated a 
completion of the sets to be issued under that law. For that purpose 
an estimate has been submitted for reprinting and binding 6,000 copies 
each of Volumes I to V. 

The expenditures on account of printing, binding, &c, since October 
14, 1884, are as follows : 

For composition, stereotyping, &c., volumes still in hands of the printer — 

Volume XIX, Part 1 $2, 308 60 

Part 2 1,318 35 

Volume XX, Parti 1,959 o5 

Part 2 989 45 

Volume XXI 2,196 75 

Volume XXII, Part 1 1,768 95 

To complete — 

Volume XI, Part 2 7,019 44 

Part 3 5, 352 47 

Volume XII, Parti 5,991 7>> 

Part 2 6,164 95 

Part 3 6,427 00 

Volume XIII 6,868 86 

For cost of extra proof sheets 125 00 

Total *48,486 07 



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RECAPITULATION. 

Balance available as per last report $55,485 94 

Deduct for error in report of October 14, 1883* 300 00 

Actual balance October 14, 1884 $55,185 94 

Appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1886 36,000 00 

Total $91,185 94 

Expenditures 48,486 07 

Available October 10, 1885 $42,699 87 

The expenditures for salaries and rent made under the immediate 
supervision of this office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, 
have been as follows : 

Salaries $30,969 43 

Rent 1,200 00 

Fuel, lights, stationery, and all other incidental expenses have been 
provided by the Supply Division of the War Department. 

The agency established in 1878 for the collection of such Confederate 
military records as might be placed by gift or loan at the disposal of 
the United States has, as from time to time reported, yielded most val- 
uable results. Its importance has naturally decreased from year to 
year, and its object is well nigh accomplished ; but it yet yields some 
fruit — commensurate, in my judgment, with its small cost — and an 
estimate has been submitted for its continuance. 
Very respectfully your obedient servant, 

ROBERT N. SCOTT, 

Lieutenant- Colonel Third Artillery, In Charge. 

*In report dated October 14, 1883, the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 
80, 1884, is stated at $36,300 instead of §36,000— the correct amount. To correct this, 
the sum of $300 is deducted from the balance reported available October 14, 1884. 



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WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Publication Office, War Records 1861-'65, 

Washington, D. C, October 9, 1886. 
To the Secretary of War: 

Sir : I have the honor to report the progress made since October 10, 
1885, in the publication of the Official Records of the War of the 
Rebellion : 

Of Series I, Volumes XIV, XV, and XVI, (in two parts,) and Part 1, 
of Volume XVII, (in all five books,) have been issued, and the index 
of Part 2, Volume XVII, is completed and in type. This part of Volume 
XVII and Volume XVIII will probably be issued by December 1st, 
next. The text of Part 2, Volume XXII, of Volume XXI1T, (in two 
parts,) and of the first two parts of Volume XXIV has been stereotyped ; 
and the third part of that volume and Volume XXV (in two parts) is 
in the hands of the Public Printer. The text of the supplement to 
Volume XII (the record of the Fitz John Porter court-martial, called for 
by the act of July 31st, last) has been stereotyped and indexed, and 
will probably be issued before Congress reassembles. The manuscript 
of Volumes XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII is arranged for the printer, 
but Volume XXX is yet incomplete. 

The act approved August 7, 1882, which went into effect after the 
first five volumes of the records had been published, contemplated a 
completion of the sets to be issued under that law. For that purpose 
an estimate has been submitted for reprinting and binding 6,000 copies 
each of Volumes I to V. 



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The expenditures on account of printing, binding, &c, since October 

10, 1885, are as follows : 
For composition, stereotyping, &c, of volumes still in the hands of 

the printer — 

Volume XXII, Part 2 $2,224 40 

Volume XXIII, Part 1 1, 771 15 

Part 2 1,990 60 

Volume XXIV, Parti 1,745 15 

Part 2 1,433 95 

Part 3 798 90 

Volume XII, (Supplement) 240 00 

To complete — 

Volume XIV 6,958 05 

Volume XV 7,924 41 

Volume XVI, Part 1 7, 683 26 

Part 2 6,603 09 

Volume XVII, Part 1 5, 742 49 

45, 115 45 

RECAPITULATION. 

Balance available as per last report 42, 699 87 

Appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1887 36,000 00 

Total 78,699 87 

Expenditures 45, 115 45 

Available October 10, 1886 33, 584 42 

The expenditures for salaries and rent made under the immediate 
supervision of this office during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885, 
have been as follows : 

Salaries $31,364 04 

Rent 1,200 00 

Fuel, lights, stationery, and all other incidental expenses have been 
provided by the Supply Division of the War Department. 

I respectfully invite attention to my recommendation accompanying 
estimate for fiscal year ending June 30, 1888, for $600 additional com- 
pensation to the clerk of Class IV engaged in preparing the general 
index. This work is of the most important and responsible nature, and 
requires the services of a person of experience and special ability. The 
compensation now allowed ($1,800) is inadequate for the service per- 
formed. 

Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

ROBT. N. SCOTT, 
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